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The Harry Ransom Center is an archive, library and museum at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in the collection of literary and cultural artifacts from the United States, Latin America and Europe for the purpose of advancing the study of the arts and humanities. The Ransom Center houses 36 million literary manuscripts, one million rare books, five million photographs, and more than 100,000 works of art.The Center has a reading room for scholars and galleries which display rotating exhibitions of works and objects from the collections. In the 2015-2016 academic year, the center hosted nearly 6,000 research visits resulting in the publication of over 145 books. Wikipedia
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Located on UT Austin’s campus downtown, the Ransom Center showcases extensive collections of humanities research and collection pieces. Offering insight into the creative process of renowned writer and artists, the ...
read moreLocated in the University of Texas at Austin, The Harry Ransom Center is an archive and museum that houses a vast collection of literary artifacts. The Harry Ransom Center has ...
read moreAlso found on the UT campus, the Harry Ransom Center has it all. The archives preserve over 65,000 American, European and Asian works of art alone! The free museum hosts several ongoing ...
read moreEnjoy free art at the Harry Ransom Center on the UT campus or the HOPE Outdoor Gallery downtown. There are regularly changing exhibits and a copy of the Guttenberg Bible. ...
read moreThe University of Texas at Austin is home to an impressive collection of museums. The Blanton Museum of Art is one of the country’s leading university art museums, with works by Mark Rothko and ...
read moreIf your curiosity itch hasn’t been scratches yet, consider exploring The University of Texas at Austin’s many museums and centers for learning. Some of these include the Harry Ransom Center, ...
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